Garden type

City and Courtyard

City and courtyard gardens are small stages with hard edges: walls, paving, reflected heat, and neighbours close enough to share views and shade. The job is not to recreate a country border — it is to choose plants that earn their space with structure, seasonal interest, and manners in confined root runs.

Expect sharper drainage swings in pots, wind tunnels between buildings, and a premium on evergreen bones so the courtyard does not look empty in winter. Fragrance near seating is a gift; heavy scent in a tiny enclosed yard can also feel relentless — pick deliberately.

What matters most for City and Courtyard

1. Match mature height and spread to the real footprint (including overhangs and paths).
2. Prefer plants honest about sun: many “courtyard” plants still need a bright wall or open sky.
3. Decide scent on purpose: aromatic near seats, quieter foliage where you eat outdoors often.
4. Use vertical growers on walls and arbors to free precious floor space.
5. Watch water: containers dry fast; some wall plants still need steady moisture at the roots.

Starter kit for City and Courtyard

1. Fragrance / pollinator edge — Hidcote Lavender: compact, sun-loving, classic courtyard scent.
2. Soft structure in shade pockets — Smooth Hydrangea: seasonal bloom without a full country border.
3. Vertical cover — Fern-leaved clematis: evergreen height on walls when floor space is scarce.

Browse the full collection below for sun and height at a glance, then open a profile for care, site fit, and garden partners. Where companion or pest-smart notes appear, they help a small courtyard work harder without defaulting to spray.

Plants for City and Courtyard (2622)

• Iceland Poppy Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Lesser Calamint Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Japanese Loquat Full Sun10–25 ft (310–760 cm)
• Common Olive Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• Red Bottlebrush Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• California Laurel Full Sun20–80 ft (610–2440 cm)
• Crimson Bottlebrush 'Mauve Mist' Full Sun6–12 ft (180–370 cm)
• Crimson Bottlebrush 'Perth Pink' Full Sun5 ft (150 cm)
• Purple Lovegrass Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Mouse Plant Partial Sun3–6 in (8–15 cm)
• Pipevine Full Sun15–30 ft (460–910 cm)
• Rose Daphne Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Daphne × transatlantica 'Blafra' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Winter Daphne 'Aureomarginata' Partial Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Foxtail Barley Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Hard Fern Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Rose You're Beautiful Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rose Tess of The d'Urbervilles Full Sun4–8 ft (120–240 cm)
• Rose Sophy's Rose Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rose Scepter'd Isle Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose California Dreamin'™ Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose Bishop's Castle Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose Anna's Promise Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Japanese Zelkova Full Sun50–80 ft (1520–2440 cm)
• American Barrenwort Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Chilean Guava Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Society Garlic Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Bigflower Tellima Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Cape Honeysuckle Full Sun3–10 ft (90–310 cm)
• Achnatherum calamagrostis Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Silky Camellia Partial Sun12–18 ft (370–550 cm)
• Indian Pink Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Winter Savory Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Summer Savory Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Painted Tongue Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Provence Rose Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Rose Wollerton Old Hall Full Sun5–8 ft (150–240 cm)
• Rose Wisley 2008 Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Rose Windermere Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose Wildeve Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose White Meidiland® Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Rose White Knock Out® Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose White Drift® Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Rose Westerland Full Sun6–12 ft (180–370 cm)
• Rose Warm Welcome Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Rose Twilight Zone Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Rose Trumpeter Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Rose Tropicana Full Sun2–6 ft (60–180 cm)
• Rose The McCartney Rose® Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Rose Tickled Pink Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rose The Lark Ascending Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Rose The Lady Gardener Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose The Generous Gardener Full Sun5–10 ft (150–310 cm)
• Rose The Alnwick Rose Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose Teasing Georgia Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose Sweet Spirit™ Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rosa Sweet Drift® Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Rose Sweet Juliet Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose Suñorita® Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose Susan Williams-Ellis Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)